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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
April International Poetry Issue. No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
April International Poetry Issue. No good [Southern] writing is complete without a dead mule. Established 1996.
Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Thomas Chester :: Cars, My Old Man, and Life ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Although I fled Oklahoma in my 20s,...
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Flash Fiction

Ed Supranowicz :: A Modern Fairy Tale ::

Southern legitimacy statement: I have a deep need for manners...
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The River of Strange

Irwin Steffy. The Man. The Moment.

Lititz, Pennsylvania. Irwin R. Steffy having his car gone over...
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Fiction

Gary Bolick :: God Has a Bent Mower Blade ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in Winston-Salem, NC. Dad...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Ashley Elizabeth Hewitt :: Seeing Red ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born in Jackson, Mississippi, I attended Millsaps...
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Flash Fiction

Michael Colonnese :: Movers ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’ve lived in North Carolina for well...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Caitlin Cruser :: Pennsylvania Turnpike, I Love You ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am from south of Philadelphia, south...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Barry Kitterman :: Three Memories ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in a town of...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Clara Silverstein :: My First Drink ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: One set of my great-grandparents comes from...
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Flash Fiction

Danila Botha :: Roses or Herpes ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am not from the South, or...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Grace Schwenk :: Peg Leg ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’m from South of Canada. Peg Leg...
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Fiction

Joyce H. Munro :: Cake ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: Born: Maryland. Schooled: South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania,...
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Flash Fiction

Fiora Mecale :: Lost Lines ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: The South is the smell of my...
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Fiction

David VanDevelder :: A Common Courtesy ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I come from a family with deep...
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Creative Non-Fiction / Memoirs

Britney Clark :: I Understand You Now ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I come from such a small town...
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Flash Fiction

Terri Miller :: Heirloom Hope ::

Southern Legitimacy Statement: I’ve lived in Alabama all my life....
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